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The best modifications for weapons and accessories
Weapons
Due to various limitations with certain weapon classes, determining the best possible modifiers may not be as simple as comparing statistics, and players can waste money trying to acquire modifiers that are impossible to achieve for their given weapon. The following is an easy rundown of the most desirable possible modifiers for each weapon or weapon type in most situations:
| Category | Modifier | Damage | Speed | Critical strike chance | Mana cost | Size | Velocity | Knockback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whips and all other melee weapons | Legendary | +15% | +10% | +5% | 0 | +10% | 0 | +15% |
| Melee weapons* | Godly | +15% | 0 | +5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15% |
| All other ranged weapons | Unreal | +15% | +10% | +5% | 0 | 0 | +10% | +15% |
| Tools, ranged and magic weapons** | Demonic | +15% | 0 | +5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All other magic weapons | Mythical | +15% | +10% | +5% | -10% | 0 | 0 | +15% |
| All other summon weapons | Ruthless | +18% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10% |
| Tools*** | Light | 0 | +15% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10% |
- *that are not swung overhead (excluding shortswords and the Terrarian)
- **with no knockback
- ***such as pickaxes, axes, or hammers
Accessories
| Effect | Modifier | Stat change |
|---|---|---|
| Defense | Warding | +4 |
| Mana | Arcane | +20 |
| Critical strike chance | Lucky | +4% |
| Damage | Menacing | +4% |
| Movement speed | Quick | +4% |
| Melee speed | Violent | +4% |